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Washington (ANI): Hollywood actor John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston are expecting a boy. Preston"s rep has confirmed the news, reports People Magazine. The couple celebrated the pregnancy news with some 40 close friends at a shower held at their Los Angeles-area home on August 8.

The joyful occasion marked continued healing for the couple, whose son Jett suffered a fatal seizure at age 16 in January 2009. “This baby is such a healing baby," said a family friend. The junior Travolta will join big sister Ella Bleu, 10.